Australian Prime Minister Morrison (right) and Acting Immigration minister Taci (left). (Canberra Times photo)
The Acting Immigrant minister Tucky (Alan Tudge) said there was no guarantee that Hong Kong people would be returned if they had character problems.
Prime Minister Morrison (Scott Morrison) announced Thursday that a five-year temporary residence visa would be granted to Hong Kong residents threat "by the law. They may also be granted permanent residence after the expiration of their five-year stay.
Hong Kong students who are currently studying in Australia or who will come to Australia in the future will be granted a temporary residence visa of 5 years upon completion of their studies; Hong Kong students who have graduated and have a graduate stay visa will also be granted a visa for 5 years; and Hong Kong people who are currently in Australia and who have a temporary visa will also be granted a five-year visa extension.
An estimated 10500 Hong Kong students and 1500 other Hong Kong people with relevant visas are eligible.
The port-related national security law came into force on 1 July. (Photo of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
However, Mr Tage stressed that there can be no guarantee that these Hong Kong people will eventually acquire permanent residence status in Australia.
"We mean that people will have the opportunity to apply for permanent residence. However, if the person concerned had serious security problems, he would be repatriated. "If they have character problems, they will be repatriated ," he said. "
He added that all visas issued by Australian authorities must be assessed. If the relevant visa holder has passed the assessment, there is a "path to permanent residence ".
"If they apply and do not violate the terms, they are likely to stay. "
Taci also said that with the exception of students and a small number of working visa holders, all Hong Kong residents of the SAR have the option to apply for a refugee placement scheme, provided they can prove that they will face a "persecution ". upon return to Hong Kong
He revealed that some 137 people were already seeking asylum.
Australia is government committed to attracting business talent from Hong Kong, Tucky said. "Our initiative is to provide special visas for those who come here, especially for the global talent living there. "
"We also motioned that we would like to have some companies wishing to relocate come to Australia to make Australia a good place for them to open stores. "
Addressing the broader issue of immigration, Mr. Taki said government had yet to decide whether to cut immigration when the epidemic reopened its borders.
We will update the figures in the October budget. "We will then outline our expectations of the migration plan ," he said. "
